Technically speaking, Technical Support is 1 of the easiest field to work in if and only IF the end product is perfectly manufactured and has 0% defect.
That was actually my first impression when I was accepted into the Graduate Attachment Program by Dell. How silly I was back then. *facepalm*
With multiple regions to support and the introduction of 24/7 roster, my daily life has been turned upside down as well.
Truth to be told, my work schedule does not run on shifts. The weekly work schedule will only be compiled and released 2 weeks in advance by the team roster scheduler. Suffice it to say, I would be facing uncertainties if I were to plan for any function or event that will take place 3 weeks into the future.
Nonetheless, I have inserted a new segment in my blog to help my readers in keeping track of my work schedule as I have been getting way too many emails and SMSes asking me for the same thing.
Weekly Work Schedule = Boxed in red.
I shall do my best to keep this new segment updated weekly. Any suggestion to make it more comprehensible or more pleasant to look at would be very much welcomed.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Weekly Work Schedule
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Parents Doctor: Faster get married!
Today I have 2 appointments to keep up with; 1 with Dr. Leong followed by another 1 with Dr. Azizi. As I am currently working in the 2pm - 11pm shift, I have to squeeze and ensure that these 2 appointments are completed by 1pm sharp.
Consulting Dr. Leong is never an easy task. I have to wake up early in the morning at 6.30am just to register myself for his clinic. The torment does not end here as Dr. Leong would only make himself available after he completed his rounds in the hospital wards.
This morning I found myself in an empty waiting room. I took it as a good sign to keep my fingers crossed hoping that the consultation would end early..jpg)
8.10am: Soulless.
An hour later, the nurse started to distribute the queue number. It was a good decision to bring along Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code or else I would have fallen asleep..jpg)
9.22am: Patient #1.
Another hour ticked past by and the number of patients have increased by multiple folds. Yet, no Dr. Leong in sight..jpg)
10.39am: Now serving patient #--.
11am and I was finally in the clinic. Give me back the 4 hours of my life that I have just wasted away!
In case you are wondering, there will be no lab report to be quoted in this post. :P All I can say is that the sperm count result is not something to be proud of and you can expect me to stop blogging for a certain duration in a month or two to come.
Last but not least, pertaining to the title of this blog entry, I kid you not. I have never imagined that a doctor would overtake my father in urging me to get married sooner. WTF has this world come to?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The sky is so blue; the air is so fresh
Last Wednesday the 20th, my motorcycle's rear tyre was punctured by a fat screw WTF.
Yesterday, while on my way to work, my front tyre died on me WTF. I cannot help but to calm myself down:
The sky is so blue; The air is so fresh!
I called Bob, the tyre service engineer (I do not even know what job title to classify him as) as he had helped me in this kind of situation before.
To make the long story short, I was being passed around 4 different tyre service engineers due to their good business on that particular day WTF.
The sky is so blue; The air is so fresh!
Out of a sudden, my conversation with one of the engineers was disconnected. I checked and discovered that I was running out of mobile credit WTF.
The sky is so blue; The air is so fresh!
Stuck in the middle of the road, I was lucky that my girlfriend managed to transfer RM5 into my mobile. The last engineer that I called, Syam agreed to come over but he had to attend to another 2 motorcycles before mine WTF. With no other option available, I agreed to wait.
25 minutes later and the sky started to drizzle WTF.
The sky is so blue dark; The air is so fresh!
After 10 minutes of looking like an idiot in a raincoat sitting on a motorcycle in the middle of nowhere, the drizzling stopped. Another 25 minutes ticked past before my motorcycle was up and running again but I was already late for work by 40 minutes WTF.
I actually had an appointment with my company's in-house doctor. I have brought along all the related documents only to be told by the lady doctor what Dr. Leong mentioned a few days ago: Varicocele is a congenital health problem hence I am not eligible to claim for both personal and company insurance WTF.
The sky is so blue; The air is so fresh!
And no, I was not required to take off my pants in front of the lady doctor. =.="
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Diagnosed with Varicocele
WARNING! Wall of text ahead due to non-availability of digital camera.
Today I had a pretty eventful day.
I was scheduled to consult Dr. Leong Wing Seng, a urologist early in the morning for further diagnosis on my left testicle problem.
Since Lam Wah Ee Hospital does not allow appointment to be made in advance, I was advised to register myself at 7am sharp to avoid long queue.
7AM?
Who in the heaven would want to wake up in the ungodly hours just to queue up in front of a yet-to-be-open reception counter? 6.50am and I was literally smacked into reality when I was behind approximately 30 sleepy souls waiting for the receptionist WTF?!
Lam Wah Ee Hospital has 2 urologists and the amount of patients these 2 doctors attended to simply amazed me. By 9am, the whole waiting area were full of patients that some of them had no seat to rest on at all.
At about 10.30am, I was being called into the clinic. A quick glance across the room and I found myself in the company of:
- Dr. Leong who is sitting at his table
- a female Malay medical personnel with the doctor's lab coat on
- 2 young Chinese nurses standing idly beside Dr. Leong
- a bed with an ultrasound machine
As usual, I got molested again. Nevertheless, I have to admit that I liked the way Dr. Leong
30 minutes later and I was back in Dr. Leong's clinic again. Ultrasound result showed that I had bilateral varicocele. Dr. Leong immediately went into serious mode and explained to me the risk of having untreated varicocele:
- continuous discomfort or dull ache at the testicle
- shrinkage of testicle which would result in infertility in the long run
Dr. Leong claimed that varicocele is something that I was born with. There is no trigger that caused varicocele and in most cases, the symptom can be felt during teenage years. I am now 24 going 25 and that makes me at least half-a-decade behind WTF?!
Radiology report:
ULTRASOUND SCROTUM
Both testis are of normal size (R: 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.8cm, L: 3.5x 2.2 x 1.7cm).
No mass or cyst.
No hydrocoele but there is prominent vascularity (left more than right) seen in the veins.
CONCLUSION: Slight bilateral varicocoele.
2 tasks now lie ahead of me:
- check with Dell on whether I am able to claim the cost of operation since varicocele is not covered by personal insurance
- abstain from ejaculating for the next 5 days to collect semen sample
Task#2 is important as the sperm count would indicate the urgency of the problem at hand. The lower the sperm count, the faster the operation has to be performed. The only thing that I still cannot come to terms with is how the heaven am I supposed to prepare the sample in the hospital. T^T
11pm and I just discovered that my motorcycle's rear tyre was punctured WTF?!
Eventful indeed.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Cbox in my blog
Take note of the new tagboard at the right hand side of the blog. In case you actually missed it, something must be very wrong with your eye.
Cbox = Squared in red.
Anyway, do make full use of the Cbox to chat or leave me message that might not relate to the blog entry that I have posted. :)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Dr. Azizi Ahmad & Celebrex
Recently, I managed to Google up a forum with patients of the same symptoms as mine. They termed the headache that I have been suffering from as Tender Spots.
I guess Dr. Chan has had enough of me. :( With my tender spots problem going nowhere, he referred me to Dr. Azizi Ahmad from the Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic of Lam Wah Ee Hospital.
Dr. Azizi is an anesthesiologist, or so I was told by one of the nurse who goes by the name of Wong Miew Choo (cut off her i and she might have been mistaken as a national badminton player).
Dr. Azizi is one busy anesthesiologist. I was been made to complete a number of forms that would provide him some basic information about myself and at the same time, minimize the number of questions that he has to ask me later on.
There were both pros and cons of being referred to Dr. Azizi.
The advantage would be that I can get a second opinion about my condition without registering myself at another private hospital.
However, being referred to a pain clinic means that I would most probably been prescribed with counter pain drugs.
This time, I brought home Celebrex capsules. Some of the side effects (red font = symptoms that require medical attention) - as stated in Drugs.com - are even more serious compared to Neurontin:
- upset stomach, mild heartburn, diarrhea, constipation
- bloating, gas
- dizziness, nervousness, headache
- skin rash, itching
- blurred vision
- ringing in ears
- chest pain, weakness, shortness of breath, slurred speech, problems with vision or balance
- black, bloody or tarry stools (stools = shit)
- coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds
- swelling or rapid weight gain
- urinating less than usual or not at all
- nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-coloured stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
- fever, sore throat and headache with a severe blistering, peeling and red skin rash
- bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness
By the way, my groin area is getting better, albeit not 100%. My body recovery rate is... disappointingly slow.
Friday, February 8, 2008
CJ7
I have been scouring the Internet for some opinions on CJ7 before deciding on whether or not to catch the movie. I was very much surprised that the ratio of thumbs down overweighed thumbs up by approximately 4:1.
Lesson of the day: The Internet, just like gossips, is never 100% accurate and trustable.
If I were to describe how much I enjoyed CJ7, I would say that I was practically glued to my seat from the moment the movie started all the way until the movie ended. :)
Unlike previous Stephen Chow movies, CJ7 has a much simpler plot and the usual slapstick humours have been toned down as well.
Nonetheless, in my very own opinion, the very aspect that distinguished CJ7 from the other Stephen Chow movies would be the element of filial piety.
Never in any other Stephen Chow movies that the plot was almost entirely focused on the life of a pair of hardcore poor father-son trying to live their everyday life to the fullest.
I read somewhere that this movie is in fact intended for those poor children in China. I cannot vouch on how true it is but I would strongly agree that this movie undoubtedly displayed a crystal clear message to its viewers: It is not a crime to be poor!
Although initially skeptical of Stephen Chow's weird decision, I am very pleased that Xu Jiao, the young actress that was casted as the son, has managed to carry her role convincingly. Let us hope that there is more to come from this talented young actress in the coming future.
By the way, a word of advice: If you are not a die-hard Stephen Chow fan like me, at the very least get yourself a copy of Kung Fu Hustle first or else, some of the jokes in CJ7 will not fall into place. I guess most of the bad reviews came from those foreigners that knew shit about Stephen Chow movies and ended up writing shitty reviews. :P
All in all, a very much recommended movie for Chinese New Year. Enjoy!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Molested
This blog entry is going to be embarassing but nonetheless, I shall blog about it since I have promised someone to do so. Let's face it, I am no longer a teenager and so are my blog readers (unless I have some strangers reading my blog). Hence, I would assume that you guys are matured enough to read this kind of topic without bursting out in laughter.
The truth is, I have been experiencing discomfort on my left testicle for the past week. The only event that I can relate to this new, ill-timed injury would be me falling and landing on my buttock during basketball on January 20th.
It was definitely not an easy decision to make. Gathering up my courage and reminding myself that health is not something that should be compromised on, I took a medical leave yesterday and visited Dr. Chan again.
Of course I did not give my boss testicular discomfort as the reason for applying medical leave. Coincidentally, I have been down with running nose and heavy coughing since Monday. :P
The diagnosis process was pretty simple:
- Lay down on the bed with pants down.
- Molested by Dr. Chan with a nurse peeking. >.<"
- Dr. Chan claimed that there was no lump.
- Ran through a urine test which came out negative.
RM45 gone this time without any medicine. T-T
So hoe tien han, who is the Black Kid King now?
